Catholic Church

Leo to become first pope to visit Muslim Algeria, with message of peaceful coexistence

No other pontiff has visited Algeria, where 99 per cent of its inhabitants are Muslim.

Hostage stand-off and disputed comment: Past papal visits to Africa

FILE PHOTO: Crowds cheer as Pope Francis arrives at Kololo airstrip in Kampala, November 28, 2015. Pope Francis left Kenya for Uganda where he will spend two days before continuing on to Central African Republic, a country wracked by sectarian conflict. REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace/Pool/File Photo

Pope Leo calls Trump’s threat against Iran ‘truly unacceptable’

Pope Leo, who is also known for choosing his words carefully, has been ramping up his criticism of the US-Israeli war against Iran in recent weeks.

In Algeria, St Augustine's city anticipates Pope Leo's visit

Pope Leo XIV will be the first Catholic pontiff to visit Algeria.

At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war

Pope Leo XIV said mistrust and fear have been allowed to "sever the bonds between us through war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations."

Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle

Penitents flagellate themselves as they walk to a mound with crosses prior to the annual crucifixion during the observance of Lent in the village of Cutud in San Fernando City.

Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war

On March 31, Pope Leo said he hoped that US President Donald Trump was "looking for an off-ramp" to end the Iran war.

Israel to allow access to Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre over Easter after blocking Catholic leaders

A person walks near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as it's locked following the cancellation of the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives.

God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars, Pope Leo tells thousands in Palm Sunday homily

Pope Leo XIV delivers a homily during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Pope brings pro-poor message to swanky Monaco

Monaco is one of the few places in Europe where Catholicism remains the state religion.

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